Increased enforcement against unlicensed drivers, particularly those under the age of 18, was directed by Amara Athar, the Chief Traffic Officer (CTO) of Lahore.

Underage drivers’ automobiles are to be impounded by the Lahore traffic police instead of becoming the subject of criminal complaints.

Riding a car or motorcycle while on a learner’s permit is illegal in Lahore and carries fines, according to Chief Traffic Officer (CTO) Amara Athar.

Underage drivers who operate motorbikes and cars put other people’s lives at danger in addition to their own, according to her, and they should not be given any leeway.

As you may remember, a deadly accident in November 2023 in Lahore resulted in the deaths of six family members, including two newborns and two mothers. As a result, the Lahore traffic police began to crack down on juvenile drivers.

Following a visit to relatives in Shadab Colony on Ferozpur Road, the family was reportedly making their way home in two cars. The car, driven by a teenage kid, struck their car as they were approaching a roundabout.

The Punjab government’s refusal to buy wheat from farmers was contested in a lawsuit brought before the Lahore High Court by Farhat Manzoor Chandio, according to the information.

While the government had established a program to buy wheat from farmers at Rs 3,900 per maund, the petitioner claimed that the government was obligated to acquire wheat from farmers at the official price and that the policy had not been put into practice.

With little progress made on the wheat purchase, farmers in Punjab are left exposed to selling their harvests for less money when it rains, as was originally planned when the Punjab government was set to begin purchasing wheat from farmers on April 22.

Requesting that the government buy wheat from farmers and prosecute the mafia, the petitioner beseeched the court for intervention.

According to sources in the Food Department, the Punjabi government has not yet decided how to purchase wheat. This information was disclosed yesterday.

A statement regarding the next course of action will also be made, according to reports, and farmer leader Sultan Javed stated that the choice must be made by Monday (today).

Prime Minister Shehbaz’s move to raise the procurement target for wheat was well received by him. “We anticipate a comparable declaration from the Punjabi government in the near future,” Sultan Javed continued.

Previously, the federal government was ordered by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif to buy wheat from farmers right away after farmers filed complaints.

The statement issued by the PM Office stated that PM Shehbaz also raised the goal of procuring wheat from 1.4 million metric tons to 1.8 million metric tons.

The statement also stated that thousands of farmers around the nation should profit from the prime minister’s decision and receive a consistent income.

In 3,786 union councils in 91 districts around the nation, more than 24 million children under five would receive the anti-polio vaccine as part of the campaign, according to specifics.

Thirty districts of Balochistan, ten districts of Punjab, twenty-four districts of Sindh, twenty-six districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, and the federal capital Islamabad are all participating in the campaign.

In a different development, PM Shehbaz Sharif met Bill Gates, the founder and co-chair of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, during the special meeting of the World Economic Forum in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

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Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif stated during the meeting that Pakistan is making a concerted effort to rid the nation of polio and that all international partners must participate in this endeavor in order to achieve the objective of a Pakistan free of polio.

The Prime Minister expressed gratitude to the Foundation for its ongoing support of Pakistan’s efforts to eradicate polio and guaranteed further growth of the two organizations’ relationship in this area.

Bill Gates spoke about the vaccination program and the polio vaccine that had been implemented in Punjab while Shehbaz Sharif was the Chief Minister. He stressed that the success of the immunization program depended on adopting the same strategy throughout the nation.